When someone asks us for a simple garden memorial, the Arlington memorial lawn plaque is often where we start. It stands in a flower bed or beside a path, with “In Memory Of” cast into the design and two lines left open for a name and years. The Arlington has decorative detail that frames the text without crowding it. It’s a plain, dignified piece, and that’s the point.

Your two lines

The top line holds as many as 17 characters and the bottom line as many as 14, each at 1.5 inches tall. Families usually put the name on top and the years below, as in the photo, which reads “In Memory of Jeff Hulett 1959 – 2018.” The lettering is cast into the aluminum, so there’s nothing to peel or fade.

Metal, coating and color

Every Arlington memorial lawn plaque is cast in the USA from recycled aluminum. Aluminum will not rust, which matters for a piece that sits near damp soil and mulch all year. An all-weather coating protects the finish and comes with a five-year warranty. Pick from Antique Copper, Black/Gold, Green/Gold, Dark Bronze/Gold, or Pewter/Silver.

Getting the Arlington memorial lawn plaque right the first time

A personalized casting can’t be altered, cancelled, or returned once the order is in. So please check the spelling, then check the years, then have someone else look. It only takes a minute, and it saves real heartache later. We see the occasional order with a swapped digit in a year, and there’s no fixing it once the metal is poured.

If you’d prefer the same design on a wall or post, the Arlington memorial lawn plaque has a wall-mounted counterpart among our personalized plaques. For a cemetery or a public memorial that calls for solid bronze, our memorial bronze plaques are made for that purpose.